The Super High Roller Bowl IX, held at the 2024 Super High Roller Series in Merit Royal Diamond Hotel & Spa in North Cyprus, concluded with Seth Davies becoming the champion and taking home an impressive $3,206,000. This win marks his second PokerGO Tour PGT title of the season and represents the largest score of his career.
Davies surpassed his previous best finish of $1,078,347, earned as the runner-up in the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $100,000 Super High Roller. His latest victory boosts his lifetime earnings to over $29M, placing him in 26. place on the All-Time Money List.
Event #7: Super High Roller Bowl IX Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Seth Davies | United States | $3,206,000 |
| 2nd |  Juan Pardo | Spain | $1,900,000 |
| 3rd | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | $1,200,000 |
| 4th |  Leonard Maue | Germany | $750,000 |
The tournament featured a small but elite field of 24 players, which narrowed down to the final four contenders by Day 3. Juan Pardo from Spain held the chip lead, closely followed by Davies, with Leonard Maue in third place and Jeremy Ausmus as the short stack.
Ausmus made an aggressive start, winning the first two hands against Maue to push the German to the bottom of the chip count. Pardo then tried a risky play with 9♦2♦ but eventually lost several pots, ceding the chip lead to Davies. A critical hand saw Pardo flopping a set with 3♠3♦ against Ausmus‘ top pair with A♣9♥, only for Ausmus to complete a flush on the river with K♣Q♣, doubling through Pardo and bringing the top three stacks close together.
With just 11 big blinds remaining, Maue moved all-in with A♠J♣, only to be called by Davies holding J♦J♥. The board ran out ten-high, eliminating Maue in fourth place for $750,000. At this point, Davies held a commanding chip lead with 2.8 million, ahead of Ausmus‘ 2.25 million and Pardo‘s 2.1 million.
Davies continued to widen his lead, bet-raising the turn with a straight draw holding 8♥7♥ to force a fold from Pardo, who had A♦9♠, leaving himself with nearly half the chips in play. Pardo and Ausmus battled for the second position on the leaderboard, but Pardo managed to secure it after winning a substantial pot with two pair and then another with pocket tens.
As the three remaining players continued to trade chips, Davies made a critical call against Pardo‘s bluff with his second pair, increasing his stack to 4.26 million. Ausmus then found himself short-stacked with less than 14 big blinds and moved all-in with K♦9♣, only to face Pardo‘s A♠6♥. No help arrived for Ausmus, who finished in third place, earning $1,200,000 – his third-largest career cash.
Entering heads-up play, Davies held a 4.26 million to 2.94 million lead over Pardo. The first hand saw Davies extending his lead after hitting second pair with 8♣7♣ on a 8♦5♠2♥4♣Q♦ board. The second and final hand of heads-up play had Davies raising with 8♥7♥ and Pardo defending with 4♠3♦. After a checked flop, Davies hit a nut straight on the turn when the board showed 6♣5♣2♦4♥, while Pardo picked up a straight draw. Pardo bet, Davies called, and Pardo completed his straight on the river with 7♠. Pardo bet nearly half his stack, only to face an all-in shove from Davies. After using several time extensions, Pardo called, only to see Davies‘ nut straight. Pardo finished as the runner-up, earning $1,900,000, which is also the biggest score of his career, propelling him to third on Spain’s All-Time Money List, behind Adrian Mateos and Sergio Aido.
After his triumphant win, Seth Davies climbed to 13th on the PGT leaderboard with 1,325 points from two victories and seven cashes this season. Juan Pardo made his debut on the 2024 PGT leaderboard at 98th place with 450 points from his runner-up finish. Meanwhile, Jeremy Ausmus dethroned Michael Rocco to claim the top spot on the leaderboard, boasting 2,160 points from 18 cashes and $5,169,576 in earnings for 2024. Leonard Maue holds the 117th position with 365 points from three cashes.
PGT Leaderboard Top 10
| Rank | Player | PGT Points | Wins | Cashes | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeremy Ausmus | 2,160 | 0 | 18 | $5,169,576 |
| 2nd | Michael Rocco | 1,835 | 1 | 7 | $2,156,811 |
| 3rd | Jonathan Tamayo | 1,730 | 1 | 2 | $10,180,000 |
| 4th | Jesse Lonis | 1,713 | 1 | 13 | $2,568,339 |
| 5th | Daniel Negreanu | 1,660 | 2 | 15 | $2,019,231 |
| 6th | Adrian Mateos | 1,568 | 1 | 10 | $2,654,514 |
| 7th | Aram Zobian | 1,438 | 2 | 13 | $1,307,392 |
| 8th | Dylan Weisman | 1,405 | 3 | 14 | $1,475,099 |
| 9th | David Coleman | 1,357 | 4 | 13 | $1,073,228 |
| 10th | Jordan Griff | 1,350 | 0 | 1 | $6,000,000 |
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